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Using old HD in replacement of Optical Drive Q.

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Patrick-32

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Hey,

I replaced the original HD which was shipped with my laptop to SSD drive, i have since bought a HD caddy, I know how to do the fitting however I am wondering..

The SSD is running el capitano.

The older HD was running mountain lion.. when I do the actual fitting, How will I change settings to boot from SSD still and also will it be possible to browse files on the older HD if it was been used as an OS.

What would people recommend
 
If you install the hard drive, in addition to your SSD - you really don't need to do anything.
Make sure that your SSD with 10.11 is set in your System Preferences/Startup Disk pane. That will assure that when you boot or restart that your MBPro defaults to boot to your SSD.
If you have the hard drive installed as second drive, it will appear on your desktop, same as plugging in an external drive. You will have easy access to any files on your hard drive, just as you would with any external drive.
And, if you want to boot to the hard drive, you can change the default setting in Startup Disk to your hard drive, if you like.
Or, for a once-in-a-while boot, just restart while holding the Option key. Choose whichever boot drive you want to use.
I do know that I can't see the El Capitan boot system in Startup Disk when I am booted to a Mountain Lion system. I don't know exactly why.
However, I can always see either boot system when I restart to the Option-boot screen. That might be your choice, too.
 
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So it looks after I took the case off, the optical out, I received wrong HD case for MBP late 2011?

Am I right :(
Listing was here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300687382379?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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DeltaMac said:
If you install the hard drive, in addition to your SSD - you really don't need to do anything.
Make sure that your SSD with 10.11 is set in your System Preferences/Startup Disk pane. That will assure that when you boot or restart that your MBPro defaults to boot to your SSD.
If you have the hard drive installed as second drive, it will appear on your desktop, same as plugging in an external drive. You will have easy access to any files on your hard drive, just as you would with any external drive.
And, if you want to boot to the hard drive, you can change the default setting in Startup Disk to your hard drive, if you like.
Or, for a once-in-a-while boot, just restart while holding the Option key. Choose whichever boot drive you want to use.
I do know that I can't see the El Capitan boot system in Startup Disk when I am booted to a Mountain Lion system. I don't know exactly why.
However, I can always see either boot system when I restart to the Option-boot screen. That might be your choice, too.
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Thanks man, could you check above image/listing for me, is it wrong?
 
What about your picture makes you believe that there is something wrong about the caddy?
The only thing that I can see, is that it looks too thick to fit inside the case (and be able to put the cover back in place)
Is that your question?
Other than being a generic item, there's nothing wrong with the listing.
Does the connector from the ribbon cable in your MBPro fit properly in the caddy's connector (the connector in your picture)?
 
DeltaMac said:
What about your picture makes you believe that there is something wrong about the caddy?
The only thing that I can see, is that it looks too thick to fit inside the case (and be able to put the cover back in place)
Is that your question?
Other than being a generic item, there's nothing wrong with the listing.
Does the connector from the ribbon cable in your MBPro fit properly in the caddy's connector (the connector in your picture)?
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No it fit in perfect..
I thought it would just slide in but i think I might need a cable? You see the slot between my fingers and thumb, what goes in there? Should I have a second cable then yeah? Lie the one connected to the SSD? I don't understand how it connects..
 
Patrick-32 said:
No it fit in perfect..
I thought it would just slide in but i think I might need a cable? You see the slot between my fingers and thumb, what goes in there? Should I have a second cable then yeah? Lie the one connected to the SSD? I don't understand how it connects..
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That's a SATA port.

Seeing as your optical drive is still in there, the SATA cable is still attached to it. You'll be able to connect it once you remove the optical drive...
 
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snaky69 said:
That's a SATA port.

Seeing as your optical drive is still in there, the SATA cable is still attached to it. You'll be able to connect it once you remove the optical drive...
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DeltaMac said:
The cable you think is missing is attached to the old optical drive. It's probably still in place.
This iFixit guide should help you. Look at step #16. That's the cable that you need to move from your optical drive to the new drive caddy.
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Installing+MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Unibody+Late+2011+Dual+Hard+Drive/13786
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Thanks lads, I appreciate that. I don;t know how I missed it. Thanks again. I'm happy out now :)
 
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